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Chapter 1: What questions did Senator Merkley ask FBI Director Kash Patel about due process violations?
Let's take a look at this cross-examination by Democratic senators of Donald Trump's cabinet and Donald Trump's administration. Right here, you have Democratic Senator Merkley cross-examining FBI Director Kash Patel about whether or not he intends to launch an investigation of reported violations of due process of several hundred individuals who were put in concentration camps in El Salvador.
Let's watch it.
It is your job to investigate crimes.
Yes, I agree with the Fifth Amendment. I agree with the entire Constitution and the men and women at the FBI decide.
So are you going to launch an investigation of the reported violation of the due process of several hundred individuals?
Again, Senator, it's not for me to call the balls and strikes on it. The men and women at the FBI who are trained to open investigations will make those calls.
So you have no influence over whether an investigation is opened?
I have influence over it, but you're asking me a constitutional question. I'm not a constitutional scholar.
It's actually not a, it's a question also of law.
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Chapter 2: Why has FBI Director Kash Patel not submitted the FY2026 budget request?
It was due last week by law.
I understand.
And your answer is you just understand you're not going to follow the law.
My answer is that I am following the law and I'm working with my interagency partners to do this and get you the budget that you are required to have.
And you have no timeline?
No.
Well, we also need a full budget request, not a single paragraph full of wild talking points that we saw with the skinny budget proposal. We're now having a budget hearing without a budget request. So, Director Patel, where is the FY2026 budget request for the FBI?
It's being worked on, ma'am.
Have you reviewed it? Have you approved it?
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Chapter 3: How did Kash Patel respond emotionally during the budget hearing?
I have not placed anyone on leave who has not violated their ethical obligation or their oath to the Constitution.
So if they were investigating January 6th, you believe they were violating an ethical obligation?
Nope. I think the common theme here is you putting words in my mouth, and I'm not going to tolerate it, nor will the men and women of the FBI.
Well, you did place on leave an analyst responsible for investigating Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. Is that politicization? Is that retribution?
No, not if she broke the law or the ethical guidelines. I don't know which case you're talking about, but that's the standard. And we will hold ourselves inwardly accountable. And we will not be strayed from our mission because people think we are politicizing the bureau. If you want to talk about someone who was attacked by a weaponized bureau, you're looking at him.
And now he's the director of the FBI and he's cleaning it up.
That's what we call a sociopath right there. They all have that Trump sociopath, malignant narcissism right there. And you just see how triggered he gets, how angry he gets so quickly. Next up, you have Democratic Senator Murphy. Here he's cross-examining Donald Trump's Homeland Security Secretary, Kristi Noem, about, have you even read the Supreme Court decision where you're a defendant?
Here, play this clip.
Have you read the I assume you have read the Supreme Court decision in the case of Kilmar Brego Garcia? Yes, that. Court decision requires the administration to facilitate Kilmar Obrego Garcia's release from El Salvador. Can you describe the steps that you have taken to facilitate this release?
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Chapter 4: What was Senator Murphy's line of questioning to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem?
Obrego Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador and should never have been in this country. and will not be coming back to this country. There is no scenario where Abrego Garcia will be in the United States again. If he were to come back, we would immediately deport him again because he is a terrorist, he's a human smuggler, and he is a wife beater.
You've read the Supreme Court decision. Does the Supreme Court decision not require you to facilitate the return of Mr. Abrego Garcia?
The Trump administration is complying with all court orders and judges' orders.
Does the Supreme Court order require you to facilitate the return of Mr. Obrego Garcia?
Yes or no? It is up to the president of El Salvador to make the decision on if he is coming back. It's been a big topic of conversation between all of us, between the country. When the president visited the United States of America, it was discussed and talked about there. Okay. The president has been very clear on this issue as the secretary of state. And I have as well.
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Chapter 5: How did Kristi Noem respond to questions about the Supreme Court ruling on Kilmar Obrego Garcia?
Abrego Garcia is not a citizen of this country and is a dangerous individual who does not belong.
I will. I will.
I will. I will not ask another question.
If we were back in this country, we would immediately. But the discussion ends when the Supreme Court rules. nine zero that you have to facilitate his release. And the fact that you can't even acknowledge the wording of the order, which commands you to facilitate his release. And you advertise to this committee that you are going to willfully ignore the
The ruling, that is incredibly chilling for the balance of powers in a democracy that relies on the executive branch to honor decisions made by the highest court of the land.
Yeah, no, Senator Murphy is very good at this. Here he is again. Let's play this clip.
Do you believe that you have the right to detain or deport a legal permanent resident for expressing their political opinion?
I don't make decisions on legal status here in the United States. The Department of State does that, and I would say that as they've gone through an evaluation of who gets a visa, who gets legal status, green cards, they've been evaluating and discussing how that applies.
Well, I acknowledge that you don't make – If someone is a legal permanent resident of the United States, I'm not talking about an H-1B or a student visa holder. I'm talking about a legal permanent resident. If you are a legal permanent resident, do you have the right to detain or deport that person simply for expressing their political opinion?
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